Category — Art

Thomas Nelson Community College’s (TNCC) Department of Performing Arts, TNCC Players, and Iron Street Productions (ISP) will present “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium (MTCA), Templin Hall, on the Hampton campus. Performances will take place November 13-15 and November 20-22 at 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. on Sundays.

Open to the public, the play is about a hapless florist shop assistant who discovers and raises a mysterious plant that craves fresh blood. As the story unfolds, the blood-thirsty plant named Audrey II grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers the main character, Seymour, fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. Featured songs composed by Ashman and Alan Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, include “Skid Row (Downtown), ” “Somewhere That’s Green,” and “Suddenly, Seymour” as well as the title song. The classic musical is one of the longest running Off-Broadway plays and is based on the 1960 dark comedy film of the same title.

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Eleven Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) Computer Arts students will present their work in “Keyframed.” Free and open to the public, the portfolio exhibit will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. in Templin Hall on the Hampton campus. This is the sixth year for the exhibit. “The show is vital to students because they are presenting their work publicly for the first time,” said Cecilia Wheeler, Associate Professor of Art and Computer Arts Department Head at TNCC.

The show is part of ART 193: Studies in Art, an elective course that allows students to concentrate on developing a professional portfolio. “The portfolios are multimedia files so they include advanced motion graphics, using our new green screen studio and the industry-standard software we teach. In addition, the students created their own DVD with the DVD authoring software as well as other promotional materials, business cards and promo packets,” Wheeler said.

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Thomas Nelson Community College’s Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Mariners’ Museum brings British photographer Andy Hughes to the Hampton campus this month for an informative lecture about his craft. Free and open to the public the presentation called “An Evening with Andy Hughes” comes to the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium, Templin Hall, Thursday October 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Hughes’ work reflects a concern with the ocean, beach and environmental issues. See some of his breathtaking photographs in an exhibit called “Message in a Bottle/Dominant Wave Theory” now showing through January 2010 at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News. The exhibit also features works by photographer Chris Jordan.

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The competition is low stress, and if you go Tuesday night you can watch and pick your favorites.

Thomas Nelson Community College’s Spring Digital Film Festival is part of a semi-annual event where art students show off their productions. The fall competition features judges and prizes, but the spring version takes a lighter tone.

Since October, students have had the college’s new green-screen production studio, which provides a background for computer animation, to play with.

“They have some really strong pieces, three or four, using that green screen,” said Cece Wheeler, TNCC associate professor of art and computer arts department head.

Between 30 and 40 pieces will be shown. They include commercials, music videos and public service announcements. Motion graphic works, including animation, typography in motion and network logo pieces will be featured as well.

“It’s just another way to showcase those videos because we have students who do beginner work in the fall and enter, but then might take an advanced class and want to show that as well,” Wheeler said.

Projects shown will be from spring semester classwork. This includes a beginning and two advanced computer arts classes, one of which is an animation class with some two-dimensional animation as well, Wheeler said.

She started the festival eight years ago during the fall semester only, with jurors coming in to judge it and award prizes. But after finding some students took a spring class and wanted to put their videos in, Wheeler expanded it.

Because of the range of the different works in the spring, it’s hard to compare them to one another for judging.

“You’ve got beginning and then really advanced motion graphics classes that are in there,” Wheeler said. “So it’s really hard for that to be a fair piece against a music video or a comedy, because they are mostly graphic design pieces. That’s why we don’t have jurors because that’s too many apples and oranges to put together.”

Tuesday’s audience members will receive a ballot to vote for their favorite work.

“The spring one is more fun,” she said.

Want to go?

Thomas Nelson Community College’s Spring Digital Film Festival is Tuesdayat 7 p.m. at the Mary T. Christian Auditorium on the Hampton Campus. It is free and open to the public.

The Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) Art Department will showcase student talent during the semi-annual Digital Film Festival on Tuesday, April 28. The event will start at 7 p.m. in the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium, Templin Hall, Hampton Campus and is free and open to the public.

Unlike the fall festival, the upcoming spring festival will not including judging or prizes. Instead, the students will display their work without the pressures of a contest and benefit from audience feedback. The opinions from the audience will be valuable tools for the students as they work to enhance their creativity and production skills. The department will showcase 30 to 40 pieces this year.

The festival will include a diverse lineup of entries, including commercials, music videos and public service announcements. Motion graphic works, including animation, typography in motion and network logo pieces will also be featured.

For more information about the Spring Digital Film Festival, please call Cece Wheeler, Associate Professor of Art and Computer Arts Department Head, at 757-825-3608.

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A multimedia exhibition of individual art portfolios by Thomas Nelson Community College students entitled Play will be featured in Templin Hall (Hampton campus) on Friday, Oct. 24 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

The exhibit features the digital portfolios of graduating students Zach Bealer, Michelle Folts, Karen Price, Joe Reedy, Kira Shird and Brittanie Thompson.

These advanced art students who are enrolled in HONORS ART 193 have employed the latest technology and design concepts to build unique motion graphics portfolios showcasing their design, video, typography and animation skills.

Associate Professor Cece Wheeler, Computer Arts Department head, said HONORS ART 193 allows a fuller and freer study of subject matter in various curriculums through exploring different avenues of art making.

“Art not only provides an avenue for students to express themselves, it also affords special ways of perceiving ideas and mentally organizing and retrieving information, thus allowing and utilizing critical thinking and problem solving skills,” she added.

For more information contact Wheeler at 825-3608.

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The creative works of 15 Thomas Nelson Community College students will be exhibited at the Ferguson Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. when award-winning mystery writer Walter Mosley meets/greets fans for a book signing and discussion. As part of a class project, the advanced Computer Arts students created posters, tickets, program booklet covers, and bookmarks to promote the event.
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A multimedia exhibition of individual art portfolios by Thomas Nelson Community College students entitled Play will be featured in Templin Hall (Hampton campus) on Friday, Oct. 24 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

The exhibit features the digital portfolios of graduating students Zach Bealer, Michelle Folts, Karen Price, Joe Reedy, Kira Shird and Brittanie Thompson. These advanced art students who are enrolled in HONORS ART 193 have employed the latest technology and design concepts to build unique motion graphics portfolios showcasing their design, video, typography and animation skills. 

Associate Professor Cece Wheeler, Computer Arts Department head, said HONORS ART 193 allows a fuller and freer study of subject matter in various curriculums through exploring different avenues of art making. 

“Art not only provides an avenue for students to express themselves, it also affords special ways of perceiving ideas and mentally organizing and retrieving information, thus allowing and utilizing critical thinking and problem solving skills,” she added.

For more information, contact Wheeler at 825-3608.